DDT: what is diadynamic therapy and what are the indications for the procedure

There are a number of diseases in which a patient is prescribed to undergo a DDT procedure. What is diadynamic therapy and what is its effect on the body?

At a time when the acute stage of the disease is safely overcome and the body enters the recovery phase, physiotherapy is used. Often, this method is most suitable for the patient, since it is quite capable of replacing the use of drugs.

DDT method: what is

Diadynamic therapy is a physiotherapeutic method in which the patient experiences an electric current. Inflammatory processes that occur with various diseases disrupt the proper functioning of all human organs.

The energy of electric current directly affects all the processes taking place in them. Diadynamic currents are able to relieve pain and difficulty in movement due to the supply of energy to all body tissues. The procedure goes like this:

• exposure to current occurs directly on the skin through two electrodes with different charges;
• a certain part of the patient’s body is exposed to an electric field generated by electrodes;
• DDT several times during the procedure acts on the affected area of ​​the tissue, each time changing the level of charge;
• each DDT session improves the activity of the affected tissue.

What is the device

Get relief from pain, and at the same time the ability to move freely after the first time the procedure is performed - all this can be achieved by physiotherapy. DDT apparatus is a device with the ability to create a number of levels of functioning with different parameters. The DDT procedure is considered easy to carry out, but it can only be performed by medical personnel.

The effect of DDT on the body

DDT is able to activate processes in those tissues that contain water, because as a result of passing through water, the charge increases its speed. This explains the achievement of a positive result precisely when exposed to the soft tissues of the body.

1. By using the apparatus, nerve roots are blocked. Due to this, the effect of anesthesia in the tissues of the diseased organ occurs. The pain impulse is also transmitted during the passage of the charge, and therefore, with the help of DDT, it does not reach the brain for a certain time.
2. During muscle pain, a spasm occurs, which is also relieved by the device.
3. The vascular effect is achieved with the active passage of an electric charge through the blood, which contains a large amount of water.

There are many diseases in which the passage of DDT sessions is prescribed. However, if some patients note an improvement in the state of the body after undergoing a course of procedures, then others note its side effects.

Positive properties of DDT

1. The rapid achievement of a positive result, which occurs immediately after the passage of the first procedure.
2. The simplicity of the procedure, allowing its use in a variety of diseases that cause pain and stiffness in movement.
3. The method of diadynamic therapy is safe and does not cause serious side effects.

Negative properties of DDT

A significant drawback of the method is the likelihood of a return of the disease after some period of time.

In rare cases, DDT can cause allergic reactions on the skin, so there is an individual intolerance to this method.

Indications

A procedure can be prescribed for many reasons.

1. Some diseases of the nervous system.
2. Violations of the digestive tract.
3. Physiotherapy of DDT with osteochondrosis has a very good effect. With this method, cramps and pain in each part of the spine are successfully removed.
4. In the treatment of such a serious disease as a hernia, the DDT method is also prescribed. What is an intervertebral hernia and what unpleasant symptoms are accompanied by this ailment, many people nowadays know firsthand. With this disease, several courses of DDT are prescribed, the passage of which allows you to permanently get rid of its symptoms.
5. Also, with the help of DDT, treatment of deforming arthrosis is possible at the initial stage of its occurrence.
6. With various fractures, gypsum is applied to the damaged area. After its removal, the patient encounters difficulties in movements, which can also be eliminated with the help of DDT.
7. In the process of recovery after various injuries of soft tissues, the DDT method is used.

Contraindications to the procedure

With various diseases of the nervous system and musculoskeletal system, DDT physiotherapy has a beneficial effect on the body. Contraindications to this procedure still exist, and in order not to cause adverse reactions, it is necessary to inform the attending physician about the presence of the following ailments:

• heart disease, such as arrhythmia or myocardial infarction;
• skin diseases;
• acute injuries and fractures;
• oncological diseases both in the acute stage and in the period of remission;
• bleeding disorder.

If the temperature has risen after physiotherapy with DDT, this indicates the presence of a focus of inflammation in the body. It may be a viral or bacterial infection. Some patients with such diseases do not suspect before treatment with DDT that this can happen, and do not inform the doctor about their presence, and this can lead to complications during the procedure.

Modern high-quality devices allow you to carry out procedures without exerting a negative effect on the body, and therefore, in most cases, the procedure is well tolerated. If there is a deterioration in well-being, the patient must definitely inform the health care provider about this.